{"product_id":"a-katazome-stencil-hand-cut-large-pair-of-kanji","title":"A Katazome Stencil: Hand Cut, Large Pair of Kanji","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003elate nineteenth, early twentieth century\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e19\" x 11 1\/4\", 48.25 cm x 28.5 cm\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekatagami\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a hand cut stencil that is used as a guide to apply rice paste to the surface of cloth when dyeing in the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekatazome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emethod.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKatagami\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare made of paper that has been saturated with green persimmon tannin or\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ekaki shibu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand then smoked for added durability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe cut design on this one is of two kanji or Chinese characters, one on top of the other, and each of fairly large size.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe black ink or black dye that is smudged all over the stencil's images is deep and rich in tone. It looks good against the brown tone of the paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis stencil showing the spirited characters is a small gem, a wonderful relic from the past and it is beautiful to look at.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlease note loss to the lower corner of the stencil as well as some holes in other areas, most of which are shown in details here.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57626899611720,"sku":"scz1794065848961","price":43.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0597\/2780\/6536\/files\/a-katazome-stencil-hand-cut-large-pair-of-kanji_1.jpg?v=1794065856","url":"https:\/\/tweedweavefit.shop\/products\/a-katazome-stencil-hand-cut-large-pair-of-kanji","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}